Despicable Me

Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$38,742
8 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateJul 30, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release155 days/22 weeks
Widest Release8 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 29-Aug 12$38,742-8-$4,842$38,7421
Aug 5-82$29,156-24.7%8-$3,644$73,7362
Aug 12-151$25,143-13.8%8-$3,142$104,7273
Aug 19-226$9,393-62.6%7-1$1,341$118,8594
Aug 26-297$8,169-13%7-$1,167$129,5445
Sep 2-56$8,337+2.1%7-$1,191$140,1156
Sep 9-1215$2,796-66.5%6-1$466$144,0167
Sep 16-1918$1,215-56.5%6-$202$145,4198
Sep 23-2612$3,182+161.9%6-$530$155,0979
Sep 30-Oct 326$163-94.9%2-4$81$159,22010
Oct 7-1024$190+16.6%1-1$190$159,43811
Oct 14-1723$342+80%1-$342$159,93812